{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Success Reimagined with Amna Shabbir MD ","title":"Ep 69. From Dermatologist to Disruptor with Dr. Manju Dawkins on Building Thimble Health","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/de1bec4a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2271,"description":"What if the fear you've always been told to \"get over\" is actually a signal worth listening to?\nDr. Manju Dawkins is a board-certified dermatologist, founder and CEO of Thimble Health, the first over-the-counter needle care platform designed to take the pain and fear out of needles. When her newborn daughter looked up at her during a vaccine appointment, something shifted. That one moment became the seed of an entire company.\nIn this conversation, Dr. Dawkins shares her journey from full-time dermatologist to healthcare disruptor, what it costs to self-censor as a woman of color entrepreneur, and why perfectionism nearly kept her playing it safe. She also opens up about motherhood, the NBA Foundation All-Star Pitch Competition, and the quiet hug from her daughter that meant more than any prize.\nEpisode Takeaways:Why 63% of adults experience needle fear and why we rarely talk about itThe moment that sparked the creation of Thimble HealthHow the Prepare Patch and Recover Patch work and why post-procedure pain mattersWhy medical training can work against the entrepreneurial mindsetThe real cost of perfectionism in medicine and beyondWhat self-censoring looks like for women of color in leadershipWhy dreaming matters more than mapping out five-year plansHow collaboration beats competition every timeOne piece of advice for anyone sitting on an idea: write it down and take one stepReferenced:\nJill Bolte Taylor’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU\nAbout the guest:\nDr. Manju Chacko Dawkins is a board-certified dermatologist, founder and CEO of Thimble, keynote speaker, and mother of two. After watching her young daughter's reaction during her first vaccinations, she turned a deeply human moment into a mission — creating Thimble, the first over-the-counter needle care platform designed to take the pain and fear out of shots and blood draws. Thimble's two-part system includes Prepare, a topical lidocaine patch that numbs skin before injections, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QEE2f337cKVpjs0qsD34kLfH1IC05rMH7dxK2ABS5Zk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Yjk4/YjMyNjBlMmQ1ZWZi/OGNhYzZiYmNmODQy/NDdlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}